26 Jan 2020

Eclipse Hunter V1C6: Cold, Merciless Demon

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Eclipse Hunter Volume 1: Brothers

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我(Yu Wo)

Chapter Six: Cold, Merciless Demon—translated by Trespasserby (proofread by Lala Su & Minthe; C/E edited by lucathia)

“Should I order Japanese cuisine or Greek?

“At the moment, that is not the most pressing matter, Sun Emperor.”

“Oh?” Ri Xiang Yan scrutinized the lengthy menu in his hands. I wonder which Dìdi would prefer for dinner? “So what is the most pressing matter right now, Bill?”

The serious-faced secretary looked through an agenda and reported in an even tone, “Sun Emperor, my name is Kyle. The most pressing matter at the moment should be responding to the criminals’ demands. Even though an explosion would not affect this special safe room, many personnel would be injured or killed. My concern is that this would cause a suspension in the corporation’s activities and furthermore, serious damage to our reputation.”

“Oh? This is something the security team should be handling.” Ri Xiang Yan raised his eyebrows, and with some dissatisfaction, asked, “What the hell is the security team doing? First they shut me in here and kept me from going home. Now they can’t even do anything about the problem? Tell the head of the security team to come see me!”

“The head of the security team was fatally shot by the hijackers just earlier while pressing the office’s emergency lockdown switch. I’m afraid they are unable to meet with you.” Kyle conscientiously typed into the “aftermath handling” field on his laptop: “Find a new head of security.”

Continued

29 Dec 2019

Eclipse Hunter V1C5: Ah Ye and Dark Sun Intersect

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Eclipse Hunter Volume 1: Brothers

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我(Yu Wo)

Chapter Five: Ah Ye and Dark Sun Intersect—translated by Trespasserby (proofread by Lala Su & elisa; C/E edited by lucathia)

“I was wondering where a brat like you ran off to. So, it turns out you ran off to buy something to eat!”

Ezart ruthlessly punched Ri Xiang Ye’s head. Just as Ezart had said, Ri Xiang Ye was carrying a huge pile of food that he was gorging himself on. At first glance, it looked like he was entirely buried in food.

“I’m sho hungwee…” Ri Xiang Ye blinked, trying hard to eat and speak at the same time.

“Didn’t you just eat?” Ezart muttered.

But he swiped a bag of snacks, pulled opened the bag, and casually sat down. One after another, the snacks were crammed into his mouth. He offhandedly asked, “Hey, where’d you go just now? How come I didn’t see you? You can’t have been eating this whole time, right?”

“No, I did go in!” Ri Xiang Ye protested with his mouth full.

Continued

27 Dec 2019

Eclipse Hunter V1C4: The Most Important Task—Battling

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Eclipse Hunter Volume 1: Brothers

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我(Yu Wo)

Chapter Four: The Most Important Task—Battling—translated by Trespasserby (proofread by Arcedemius & elisa; C/E edited by lucathia)

Actually, Ri Xiang Ye knew that this was a colossal battle simulator.

The battle simulator gymnasium was Yelan Academy’s most iconic feature. It was rumored that the principal went out of his way to develop it as a collaborative effort. When Ri Xiang Ye had chosen to come to Yelan Academy, a large part of the reason was because of the simulator.

A giant projection appeared in front of Ri Xiang Ye as soon as he walked in. On the screen was a sagely old man. There were so many wrinkles on his face that even a mosquito wouldn’t dare to land there, for risk of being squished between the folds.

But this seemingly virtuous elder revealed a mischievous smile and flippantly said, “Hello, little friend! I am Yelan Academy’s principal, Ah Na Yi. Please enter your password and then you can begin battling to your heart’s content.”

“I do not have a password,” Ri Xiang Ye declared honestly.

Continued

25 Nov 2019

Eclipse Hunter V1C3: The Morning’s Brand New Beginning

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Eclipse Hunter Volume 1: Brothers

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我(Yu Wo)

Chapter Three: The Morning’s Brand New Beginning—translated by Trespasserby (proofread by Arcedemius and Minthe; C/E edited by lucathia)

“Now, Dìdi. You have to remember, don’t ever show how strong you are in front of your classmates.”

Ri Xiang Yan straightened his little brother’s necktie, took a step back, and carefully scrutinized his little brother.

Ri Xiang Ye was currently wearing a dark blue high school uniform. By his side was a new book bag. His hair had been neatly combed by Ri Xiang Yan. On top of that, he was wearing a pair of large black frame glasses. Ri Xiang Ye looked just like an ordinary high school student.

… A very dorky-looking high school student.

In the background, An Te Qi wisely decided to continue drinking his coffee instead of commenting, although he felt Ri Xiang Yan’s impression of a high school student had probably stagnated in the past century.

Continued

18 Nov 2019

Eclipse Hunter V1C2: A Past in Darkness

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Eclipse Hunter Volume 1: Brothers

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我(Yu Wo)

Chapter Two: A Past in Darkness—translated by Trespasserby (proofread by Arcedemius & Minthe; C/E edited by lucathia)

“Gēge, don’t go. Play with me for a little more. A little more, O.K.?”

Three-year-old Ri Xiang Ye, whose name was often shortened to Ah Ye by Ri Xiang Yan, always called out in this way every time his brother had to leave.

“Can’t! Ah Ye, Gēge has to go to class. Otherwise, the scary economics teacher will be angry, and then Gēge will be miserable.” At that point, Ri Xiang Yan couldn’t help sticking out his tongue. Saying these sorts of things, would his little brother not dare to take economics later?

Hearing that his big brother wouldn’t stay longer, Ah Ye lowered his head. His small mouth pouted like a duck’s. He looked pitiful, like he had been wronged.

Ri Xiang Yan couldn’t help smiling in resignation and shouting, “Fine! Fine! I’ll play for another ten minutes. Don’t be such a rascal.”

Ah Ye lifted his small head, his happiness fully displayed on his face, and ran to the toy box in excitement. He picked up a few of the rubber balls his brother had given him and cheerfully shouted, “Let’s play catch!”

“Playing with the balls again? You’ve smashed my face flat. Horrible little Ah Ye, you’re definitely out to ruin your Gēge’s looks.”

Continued